Posted by LostBoyinNC45 on February 21, 2014, at 16:24:29
In reply to Re: I told my shrink I own a lot of guns LOL, posted by LouisianaSportsman on February 21, 2014, at 15:15:58
The issue, the reason I brought up the fact I own firearms to my shrink, is this. I was STRESSED OUT last winter and early spring because of comrade obama's push for gun control. You need to understand that I have always been very pro-Second Amendment...I am old school in that I dont even believe in background checks. I believe it should be the way it was before the clinton's were elected in the early nineties, before 94, you could buy firearms without a NICS background check.
What went on last year from December 2012 thru April 2013 was stressful for me as an NRA member and as a Second Amendment advocate.
So I wanted to talk about that stress with my Pdoc last winter and spring. But to do that I had to bring up the fact I own firearms and am part of the gun culture, despite having a history of severe depression.
As far as meds, I just take SSRIs. CPAP therapy for sleep apnea has made as much of a difference in my mental health, mood, etc. as any psychiatry drug. Before CPAP, I was on the "medication merry go round" for about ten years and that does not work. Im very pro-med, but none of the meds worked well for me except for MAOIs.
My medication regimen is very simple and much less complicated than most on here. Its the CPAP therapy PLUS SSRI that has helped me. I have no desire to change my medication regimen...at all.
As far as my political views, yeah I tilt towards the ring wing. I cant stand obama and his progressive leftists who demand other people to pay for people who have absolutely nothing wrong with them, yet refuse to work...people on welfare longterm. I also do believe obama is trying to destroy America, but thats a whole other story not for this forum and has nothing to do with medications or psychiatry.
I also need to point out the shrink I "dumped" this on is someone who knows me pretty well and I have been her patient for a long time. And she is real big on Constitutional rights as well and I thought she could handle it. There are many shrinks I would have refrained from telling it as I believe many would not be able to deal with it.
BTW, a psychiatrist can do jack to interfere with your Second Amendment rights unless they involuntarily commit you to a mental hospital or to involuntarily outpatient commitment. And that requires a Judge and a courtroom. So I was not worried about it as Ive never been involuntarily committed for anything, despite a long history of very severe clinical depression. Ive also never been adjudicated a mental defective, which is one of the NICS questions.
Eric
> Oh my! What a touchy subject. popcorn.gif
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> I am glad to hear that your personal stance on guns has not effected your quality of care! This is the standard all PDOCs should live up to when dealing with patients that they know are not crazy. If the patient is not deemed psychotic, I do not personally believe that gun policy should be a pertinent mental health issue.
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> A patient should not feel afraid to discuss any personal hobby with their PDOC. I feel patients may think if they share their gun hobby, they will get "red-flagged" which may make it harder for them to obtain guns or even change their therapy.
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> Gun ownership does not make someone crazy; the PDOC should already know if someone is "crazy", and they should already be treating that person with the proper course of treatment relevant to that person's mental health condition. A gun is merely a tool designed for a purpose, it indicates nothing about the user.
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> There is a can of worms, however. How do you judge whether or not to make an issue over a patient, who is seeing you for mental health issues after all, is a risk due to their gun ownership? I believe you should not be able to assess any risk to the general public based upon gun ownership alone until other factors related to gun ownership arise such as fixation, target practice on human photos, those sorta things happen-- gun ownership alone does not warrant any "red-flags".
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> I must say, it is so awesome that you're getting some of your old interests back! This means you're getting better. Your PDOC must be doing something right. But, you know who is really doing most of the work? You. People underestimate the severity of mental health issues and how much a triumph it is to overcome them. Congratulations on your progress thus far; keep up the good work!
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> May I ask, what medications are you prescribed? Are you satisfied with your current regiment? Are there any symptoms occurring that are not alleviated? I can make recommendations regarding your medication that you bring up with your PDOC, if you like. I'm one of those people that, not to be pretentious, "knows their stuff", lol. See my thread here about the SNRI Switcharoo if you're curious about my own personal meds.
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> Basically, the reason why I asked about your meds is because helping people out with their medication is a hobby of mine. But, we share hobbies too. Like guns. :)
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> I too hunt deer (not this year, the paper company came and cut down all the trees at my lease). Additionally, I like to fish (my Bass Tracker is my baby). But, in the summer time, my Tahoe is my baby, lol. I like to target practice with my Matthews in the backyard (wish I could practice with my guns, but that's a bit loud in the neighborhood, don't ya think!? haha). And, I have a an old, old Honda 4-wheeler that I might use once a year. Like you, I <3 the outdoors.
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> Also like you, I love the United States! Every single state. But, haha, you sound a bit more, how do I say this?, right-wing?, than I do. I'm more of a blue Libertarian with a few Republican ideas (mostly guns) scattered in here and there. I'm all over the place politically, but I have a lot of Republican -- and Democrat -- and Libertarian -- and hippy -- and New Age -- well, you get the point, friends. So welcome to the club, buddy.
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> Have a good one, Eric!
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